Jacob caspar vollmar



I UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

JACOB GASPAR VOLLMAR, OF PORT HURON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- FIFTI-ISTO GEORGE FRANK, OF SAME PLACE.

"QSIIUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 502,792, dated August8, 1893.

Application filed April 16, 1 892.

.To all whom it'may concern:-

MAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port Huron, in thecounty of St. Clair and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Suspenders, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in suspenders,and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed and definitely pointed out in the claims. In the drawings,Figure l is an elevation of a suspender embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a detached perspective view of the buckle guard or cover. Fig. 3 is adetached perspective view showing the under side of the button and strapguard. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the button guard showing a modifiedform thereof.

While I have shown my device as applied to a suspender it is evidentthat there are Various other uses to which it may be put and I do notdesire to limit myself to that par-.

buckles and buttons are usually badly worn.

the garments of the wearer opposite'the" Serial No. 429,439. (No model.)

the position shown in dotted lines in Fig.1. In this position theelastic section H is slightly extended so that it is held in itsadjusted position against probability of accidental displacement.

H is a flap preferably of triangular shape, as shown in Fig. 3 andhaving a strap I at its upper edge adapted to engage in the eye D and besecured thereto in any suitable manner. This flap is of such size'as tocover the straps E in the position in which they are in use and isprovided on its inner edge with a guide strip J, under which the strapsE pass, preventing the displacement of the straps from the guard flap,at the same time allowing access to the button-holes in the ends of thestraps. In this way all the wear due to the motion of the person andcaused by the presence of the buckles and buttons is taken up in thesleeve and flap H and the cloth fully protected.

It is evident that the buckle cover may be applied to harness, &c. Inplace of using the ordinary straps E and applying my guard flap H as aprotection thereto, the flap may have the short straps K secured theretoand thus form itself a portion of the support or suspender.

What I claim as my invention is- In a suspender, a buckle having thespring jaw O, the combination of the eye D, on the jaw, straps E securedto the eye and extending down at an incline in opposite directions,

and a guard flap for the straps extending over and beyond the samehaving its upper end attached to the eye and provided at its lower endwith a cross strap projecting over the straps E, substantially asdescribed.v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.v v JAOOBOASPAR VOLLMAR.

Witnesses:

JAMES L. (Jon, M. N. PETIT.

